{"podcast":{"title":"Design Curious | Interior Design Career and Business Podcast","slug":"design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334","podcast_index_feed_id":5636334,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ab7989ec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://rwarddesign.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/28668691/28668691-1660300963931-4644d17c7d883.jpg","author":"Rebecca Ward, CID | Interior Design Mentor and Coach","episode_count":199,"summary":"A show for the curious creatives who want to learn what it takes to become an interior designer. Welcome to the Design Curious podcast! Each week, you'll learn practical skills every designer needs to develop regardless of whether you want to work for yourself or someone else. You'll learn secrets from professional interior designers to help you avoid costly mistakes & regrets. You'll be encouraged & empowered to overcome your fears of change, failure & money. With my 20 yrs of experience, I'll help you on the RIGHT WAY to get started. Discover if interior design is the career for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:20:44.366086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334"},"episode":{"title":"185 | Are You Making These Interior Design Business Mistakes?","slug":"185-are-you-making-these-interior-design-business-mistakes","published_at":"2026-04-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/185-are-you-making-these-interior-design-business-mistakes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designcurious/episodes/185--Are-You-Making-These-Interior-Design-Business-Mistakes-e3g72p2","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ab7989ec/podcast/play/116672738/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-10%2Fd3323835-51c9-d41f-dfb0-8a9c4bdf7fef.mp3","summary":"When most people start an interior design business, they assume the hardest part will be creating beautiful spaces. But in reality, the design isn’t the biggest challenge — the business side of interior design is where many new designers struggle. I've seen talented designers make the same mistakes repeatedly when they first start their businesses. These mistakes don’t happen because they lack creativity or skill. They happen because no one teaches designers the sales guidance, client boundaries, and business structure required to run a profitable design business. In this episode, I’m sharing three common mistakes new interior designers make when starting their design business — mistakes I made in my early days as well. If you understand these pitfalls early, you can avoid wasting time, losing confidence, or creating unnecessary chaos in your projects. My goal is to help you build stronger client relationships, create a clear design process, and run a professional design business from the start. What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✔️ Why designers must lead the client, not follow ✔️ How boundaries build trust and prevent project chaos ✔️ Why interior designers must embrace the salesperson role ✔️ How to reduce client decision fatigue during presentations ✔️ Essential steps to make your design business official Read the Blog >>> Interior Design Business Mistakes New Designers Must Avoid NEXT STEPS: 📺 Watch this free webinar, "From Passion to Profit," and learn the 5 Money Moves to start your interior design business right 👉 https://rwarddesign.myflodesk.com/5moneymoves 🎯 Join My Design Mentor and start building a design career with clarity, confidence, and support, 👉 https://rwarddesign.com/my-design-mentor⁠ 📖 Check out the best books every interior des…","meta_description":"When most people start an interior design business, they assume the hardest part will be creating beautiful spaces. But in reality, the design isn’t the b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1355,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/episodes/185-are-you-making-these-interior-design-business-mistakes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/185-are-you-making-these-interior-design-business-mistakes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}